SANTA ANA, Calif. — An inmate in California who disliked salami was able to receive kosher meals after his attorney cited the “Seinfeld” holiday Festivus as his religious belief. The convicted drug dealer asked for kosher meals at the Theo Lacy jail to maintain his physique.
LONDON — Celebrities including Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, and Sting have called on Iran to release a woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery. In a letter, more than 80 celebrities said that “Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has suffered enough.”
NEW YORK — For two years, the two sons of jailed financier Bernard Madoff portrayed themselves as honest whistleblowers of their father’s historic fraud. A court-appointed trustee depicted them as bungling money managers who did nothing to protect investors. The suicide of Mark Madoff leaves unanswered questions for investors seeking payback. The 46-year-old Madoff hanged himself Saturday in his Manhattan loft apartment.
KIEV, Ukraine — Want a better understanding of the world’s worst nuclear disaster? Come tour the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Beginning next year, Ukraine plans to open up the sealed zone around the Chernobyl reactor to visitors who wish to learn more about the tragedy. Chernobyl’s reactor No. 4 exploded on April 26, 1986, spewing radiation over a large swath of northern Europe. Hundreds of thousands of people were resettled from areas contaminated with radiation fallout.
CHICAGO — Bad weather didn’t bother Tom Brady. The big, bad Bears didn’t, either.
